Quick and Easy Oven Stew

3/4 lb Boneless beef round steak, trimmed and cubed
1 tb Cooking oil
4 md Potatoes, cut into 1 inch cubes
5 md Carrots, cut into 1 1/2 inch chunks
1 Rib celery, cut into 1 inch chunks
1 lg Onion, cut into 1 inch chunks
14 1/4 oz Can of chunky stewed tomatoes
3 tb Quick cooking tapioca
1 ts Browning sauce
1/4 ts Pepper
1 c Frozen peas

In dutch oven, brown the steak in oil. Add the next eight ingredients; cover and bake at 300 for 4 to 5 hours. Add the peas during the last 30 minutes of baking. Yield: 6 servings